The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-02

cabbage from basket in front of store
on Union street, the other day, and offer
ed it to lady friend, he was badly sold
to see her walk off with the same and
leave him to settle the bill.
Rev. John Hufnagle, of Lahaska, gave
us friendly call this afternoon.
Mr.. Ellsworth B. Hull, Lambertvile
TYPO" and graduate of THE RECORD
office, was married to Miss Josephine w.
Davis, of this city, on Monday evening
Of this week. Tine congratulations and
well. wishes of THE RECORD force are ex-
tended to Mr. and Mrs. Hull.
Railroad Items.
Mr.. w. W. Robinson, who has been
the First Assistant Clerk in Master Me-
chanic McDowell's Office, at the Penna.
r. r. repair shops, in this city, for sew
eral years past, has been promoted to the
position of foreman of the shops, in place
of Mr.. John B. Jones, recently appointed
Master Mechanic of the repair shops at
South Amboy. Mr.. Harry M. Dilts has
been promoted to First Assistant Clerk.
The Pennsylvania Ra ilroad officials
have under consideration plan for light
ing the passenger and freight stations,
ferry houses and yards with electricity.
The Central railroad is experimenting
with soft coal with view to using it on
all coal and freight engines.
A change has been made in the uniform
of the Pennsylvania Railroad employees.
Single breasted cat-away coats and blue
caps for Winter and Summer will take
the place of the double breasted coats and
white caps.
A railroad meeting was held in Clinton
last Thursday, to take into consideration
plans for building road from Clinton to
Morristown. Mr.. Melick, of New Ger
mantown, was present, and stated that
$4,000 would be needed, and that the
road would run through New German
town, Peapack and Mendham, connecting
with the Morris and Essex at Morristown.
A committee was appointed to secure
subscriptions.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is closing up the work of constructing
four tracks between Jersey City and Phil
adelphia. The last section OF this under
taking will be the building of elevated
tracks through Jersey City. The two
extra tracks are completed and in opera
ton between Jersey City and Milestone
Junction, thirty-three miles. From the
latter place to Monmouth Junction the
iron is down and the track is being ball
asted.
The old-t time bell rope, which for years
has adorned the ceiling of all cars, is to
be supplanted by concealed wire con-
nected with push buttons, inside and out
side the car, only touch being needed to
give the signal. Should coupling break,
the electric connection is severed, and
the gong in the cab warns the engineer of
the fact. A test apparatus has been made
on an Erie passenger train, and it has
been found to work perfectly.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
has equipped all its trains with the Phelps
induction telegraph system. Dispatches
may be sent to all parts of the United
States and Canada, while train is in mo-
ton, with the same facility and certainty
as in any telegraph Office. Regular West
ern Union rates are charged, with ten
cents additional for train services. On
one evening train from New York last
Thursday was lady bound for Fleming
ton. She was taken seriously III on the
way, and dispatch was sent from the
moving train to DR.. Shannon to meet the
train at Pennington junction and take
charge of the sick woman, which he did.
How wonderful are the strides science is
making.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has been experimenting for some time
with an automatic whistle, the object of
which is to give the signal at grade cross
ings whether the engineer is awake or
asleep. The device is very simple one,
consisting simply of bar or lever con-
Meeting with the whistle and extending
down to within an inch Of the track. At
a point six hundred yards from the cross
ing projection is placed, which, striking
against the lever, starts the whistle.
Should the engineer be asleep, the shrill
note of the whistle directly over his head
would undoubtedly awaken him.
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